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Even after defeating her murderer, Prince Ren, Mingshin has no time to rest. The youngest prince's shocking death leaves the royal family shaken, and Mingshin is determined to get answers. She soon discovers that Wen was killed by a magical olfactory-delivered poison that drove him to suicide. But which dark sorcerer is responsible? The Night Dragon, Ren's shadowy master, has yet to show his face. Mingshin knows it is only a matter of time before he discovers that she carries the immensely powerful Divine Stone.

En esta historia, un grupo de niños excepcionales tratan de salvar un mundo victoriano al borde del colapso. ¿Lo conseguirán?, continúa la historia de J.M. Miro, Monstruos Ordinarios. Agrigento, Sicilia, 1883. Debido a la destrucción del orsine, el Instituto Cairndale yace en ruinas y Marlowe ha desaparecido. La única esperanza de Charlie y los Talentos para encontrar a su amigo reside en un segundo orsine escondido desde tiempos inmemoriales y que podría, incluso, no existir.

Magic has been banished back to the edges of the continent, and Sorin the Master Chemist has one remaining task: restore the guilds of Gasta Fletcha to save the continent's economy, and its soul. Except the continent has never been more prosperous. Queen Magda is ready to leave the guilds behind and embrace the incoming factories. Sorin's task of releasing trapped skills from magic amulets is no longer a priority of the crown. Sorin would rather die than give up on the guilds, but Sorin does not get to make these decisions.

Born the heir of a master woodcutter in a queendom defined by guilds and matrilineal inheritance, nonbinary Sorin can't quite seem to find their place. At seventeen, an opportunity to attend an alchemical guild fair and secure an apprenticeship with the queen's alchemist is just within reach. But on the day of the fair, Sorin's mother goes missing, along with the Queen and hundreds of guild masters, forcing Sorin into a woodcutting inheritance they never wanted.

Evan Wilde is a poor working-class girl. She writes contracts on behalf of wealthier folks who want to exchange a bit of their life for minor deals with devils. It’s not until she is bleeding out, the unwilling victim of an outlawed contract sacrifice, that Evan draws a contract for herself: A devil can take the last of her life—all she wants is revenge. With the help of a devil named Jack, Evan infiltrates the upper class by posing as one of their own to bring them down from the inside.

When the revolution came, everything changed. The old rulers were overthrown and the city’s traditions were shattered. Annie and Lee grew up in the aftermath, their lives shaped by the chaos. Brought together in the same orphanage and despite their differences, they became each other’s closest ally. But years of training have turned their friendship into rivalry as they now compete to lead the city’s legendary dragonriders.

Corre l'anno 1926 e a Shanghai, scintillante come non mai, si respira un'aria di dissolutezza. Una faida sanguinosa tra due gang nemiche tinge di rosso le strade, lasciando la città inerme nella morsa del caos. Al centro di tutto c'è la diciottenne Juliette Cai che, dopo un passato lontano dagli affari di famiglia, ha deciso ora di prenderne in mano le redini e assumere il ruolo che le spetta di diritto nella Gang Scarlatta, un'organizzazione di criminali completamente al di sopra della legge. Ma non sono gli unici a voler imporre il proprio controllo sulla città.

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see him fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes during one celebratory show, and in the carnage, Zarela’s life changes in an instant. With the Dragon Guild trying to wrest control of her inheritance from her, Zarela has no choice but to train to become a Dragonador.

Miuko se dio cuenta de que algo había cambiado en cuanto la shaoha la besó. Lo había sentido muy dentro de ella: la sensación de una semilla abriéndose, un zarcillo frío arrastrándose hacia fuera. Durante cuatro días, se había permitido creer que sólo su aspecto exterior se había visto afectado, pero ya no podía ignorarlo. La maldición no sólo había cambiado su piel. Temió que también estuviera cambiando su corazón.

Cas has a rule: Don’t tell anyone. Not about the nagging gender discomfort, and certainly not about the prophetic visions of untimely deaths. Cas broke this rule only once, and in response, Remy DeWindt ended their friendship forever. Remy has spent the last eight years researching the secret society that kidnapped her father and the dark magic they practice. She’s determined to take them down and bring her father home—no matter what her former friend Cas thinks happened to him.

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Violet Ashmore is an aspiring playwright who lives in her sister’s shadow. While Iris performs onstage, Violet hides forbidden magic. Should anyone discover the powers she’s hidden her whole life, she would be conscripted to fight in the same war that stole away their parents years ago. Iris Ashmore is a starlet who longs for a bigger stage than her uncle’s theatre, but she swore to protect her sister from the Crown.

An enchanting romantasy debut about a girl who must strike a dangerous bargain with a fae prince in order to find her missing sister, perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Lexi Ryan.

Verity Vox is a witch-in-training who has never met a problem her spells can’t solve. But when a cryptic plea for help sends her to the forgotten coal mining town of Foxfire, she soon learns even magic has its limits. Verity discovers a curse was laid years ago by a traveling magician who vanished into the ancient Appalachian hills to seek greater power. Crops won’t grow. Bellies go hungry. Even treasured possessions fall apart.

Paris an der Schwelle zum 20. Jahrhundert: Während die Welt um sie im Wandel ist, stürzt sich die mittellose Odette als Mann verkleidet ins rauschhafte Pariser Nachtleben, wo sie ihre magischen Fähigkeiten entdeckt. Sie gehört zu einer kleinen Gruppe von Menschen mit nachtbezogenen Fähigkeiten, der Bruderschaft der Nachtschwärmer. Mehr noch, sie ist nicht nur die einzige Frau in diesem Männerbund, sondern auch die Einzige, die das Licht und nicht die Dunkelheit beherrscht. Gemeinsam mit dem reichen Schattenspringer Eugène kämpft sie gegen einen Orden.

Londres, 1923. Les dragons remplissent le ciel et dans les rues, le peuple se révolte. Mais Vivien se concentre sur ses objectifs : ne pas faire de vague, décrocher son apprentissage en langues draconiques et surtout, s'assurer que sa petite soeur n'aura jamais à vivre dans la misère de la Troisième classe.

An exploration of ambition and class, autonomy and religion, survival and love, Vesuvius combines the romantic angst of They Both Die at the End and the blended magic and history of The Song of Achilles to show listeners that it is never too late to change your fate—or change the world.

A grand house at war. A quest for revenge. And this time, there’s nowhere to hide. Sophie’s back in Shorten, fighting to protect her family, her friends, and her remarkable dog. But now Sophie has a price on her head that will destroy the Manor and everyone in it. One man’s centuries-old secret could have changed their fate, but he’s gone, murdered. Can a dead man’s whisper still save them?

There are three types of people in the world. Those with white wings. Those with black wings. And those with none. Every 350 years, a fourth is born called the Lumen Caligo. One side of his wings there is white. On the other side, there is black.

Seventeen-year-old Anna Elizabeth Owens is a typical teenage girl growing up in Morrisville, North Carolina, until the day her great-grandmother requests her presence at her bedside. In her late seventies, the older woman has a special gift for Anna and she shares a mysterious message.